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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 숨〯 (Yale: swǔm).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sum |
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| Yale Romanization? | swūm |
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Noun
숨 • (sum)
- breath, breathing
- 숨을 고르다 ― sum-eul goreuda ― steady breaths
그녀는 눈을 감고 숨을 깊이 들이마셨다.- Geunyeo-neun nun-eul gamgo sum-eul gipi deurimasyeotda.
- She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
- liveliness, spirit, vigor
- stiffness
- 숨이 죽다 ― sum-i jukda ― the stiffness of death
Derived terms
(prefix to nouns)
- 숨결 (sumgyeol, “the state of breathing”)
- 숨구멍 (sumgumeong, “throat, windpipe, trachea”)
- 숨소리 (sumsori, “the sound of breathing”)
- 숨통 (sumtong, “throat, windpipe, trachea”)
(suffix to nouns)
- 단숨에 (dansume, “in one breath”)
- 목숨 (moksum, “life”)
- 한숨 (hansum, “one breath, pause, sigh”)
(prefix to verbs)
- 숨가쁘다 (sumgappeuda, “to be out of breath”)
- 숨거두다 (sumgeoduda, “to breathe one's last”)
- 숨넘어가다 (sumneomeogada, “to breathe one's last”)
- 숨돌리다 (sumdollida, “to take breath”)
- 숨막히다 (summakhida, “to be choked, suffocated”)
- 숨쉬다 (sumswida, “to breathe”)
- 숨죽이다 (sumjugida, “to hold one's breath, wither (of vegetables, etc.)”)
- 숨지다 (sumjida, “to breathe one's last, die”)
- 숨차다 (sumchada, “to be out of breath”)